Coronavirus: Standard operating procedure

SPS commentary:

 

NHS England have also issued the following today:

 

• Briefing note for primary care providers about the Coronavirus

 

• Documents setting out the minimum operating standards for each element of the patient pathway from identification of a possible COVID-19 case, through to co-ordination of required steps and on to discharge.

 

• Documents providing details on the procedures and equipment required for home diagnostic sampling in those persons who have been identified via NHS 111 as suitable for sampling for Coronavirus in a community setting

 

• Letters from NHS England and NHS Improvement, the Chief Medical Officer for England and Public Health England, provide Coronavirus advice for the NHS in England.